Person:Ebenezer Bearse (2)

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Ebenezer Bearse
 
m. 3 Dec 1676
  1. Mary Bearse1677 -
  2. Joseph Bearse1679/80 -
  3. Benjamin Bearse1682 -
  4. Priscilla Bearse1683 - 1684
  5. Ebenezer Bearse1685 -
  6. John Bearse1687 -
  7. Josiah Bearse1689/90 - 1753
  8. James Bearse1692 -
Facts and Events
Name Ebenezer Bearse
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 20 Jan 1685 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records 1625-1903. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    p. 3.

    Joseph Berse and Martha Tayler Married ye 3 of December 1676
    ...
    Their Son Ebenezer born ye 20 of January 1685.

  2. Typical usage would suggest that the birth date is 20 Jan 1685/86, but given that the child afterwards was born May 1687 while the child before died in infancy, one would expect 1684/85 to be the most reasonable assumption based on spacing of his siblings' births. Unfortunately, no baptism for Ebenezer is found in Source:Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Church Records, 1639-1892, pp. 92-93. Meanwhile, Source:Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, p. 1:55, apparently misread the record, as he reports the date as 20 Jan 1687, which is impossible given John's birth 4 months later (the next children, as already noted, b. 8 May 1687). So the correct interpretation of this date remains unclear.